On March 29, 2022, Governor Roy Cooper announced the nomination of Tenisha Jacobs to serve as Special Superior Court Judge with a designation to the North Carolina Business Court.  Jacobs currently serves as General Counsel to the North Carolina Department of Revenue. Previously, she was an Administrative Law Judge at the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings and a Special Deputy Attorney General at the North Carolina Department of Justice.

Jacobs’ nomination now moves before the General Assembly for confirmation of her appointment.  If confirmed by the General Assembly, she will be the sixth judge currently serving on the North Carolina Business Court.  The Business Court serves the entire State and has chambers in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Winston-Salem.  North Carolina created its Business Court in 1996 and the bench was last expanded in 2017.